RealClearWorld.com inundates you with quality information on world events - more than you can read and still be productive. They have sister sites regarding politics, market events, sports, and (maybe) some more areas. NPR is also a favorite

HN is still a default for tech news, but it intentionally doesn't cover a wide range of topics.

Also, even though I'm not a EE, I read the IEEE spectrum rss feeds daily. They're short and concise, but skip the junk that Wired and similar outlets include for mass appeal.